How to Say ‘Can I bother you for a moment?’ in Italian
Posso disturbarti un attimo?
POHS-soh dee-stoor-BAR-tee oon AH-tee-mo
[POHS-soh dee-stoor-BAR-tee oon AH-tee-mo]
💬 Usage Tip: Words like ti "you" can attach to the end of a verb's base form, which then drops its final e: disturbare + ti = disturbarti. Same trick: aiutarti "to help you".
Phrase Breakdown
Posso disturbarti
POHS-soh dee-stoor-BAR-tee
Can I bother you
'Disturbarti' is 'disturbare' (to disturb) + 'ti' (you). Say it as POS-so dees-toor-BAR-tee.
Posso disturbarti per una domanda?
Can I bother you with a question?
Words in this phrase
Posso
[POHS-soh]
can I / may I
A polite way to ask permission to say or ask something.
Posso chiedere se avete un menu speciale?
May I ask if you have a special menu?
disturbarti
[dee-stoor-BAR-tee]
to disturb you
Verb 'disturbare' (to bother) plus 'ti' (you), informal.
Non voglio disturbarti.
I don't want to bother you.
un attimo?
oon AH-tee-mo
for a moment?
'Un attimo' means 'a moment'. Link the words, put the stress on AT, and hold the double 't': oon AT-ti-mo?
Aspetta un attimo!
Wait a moment!
Words in this phrase
un
[oon]
a / an
An indefinite article meaning 'a' before a masculine singular noun.
È stato un incontro molto utile.
It was a very useful meeting.
attimo
[AH-tee-mo]
moment
A very short period of time.
Aspetta un attimo.
Wait a moment.
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